Question

Dry ammonia gas has no action on litmus paper but a solution of ammonia in water turns

red litmus paper blue. Why is it so?​

Answer 1

➡Dry Ammonia gas has no action on litmus paper but a solution of ammonia in water turns red litmus blue . This is because , in the absence of water it cannot split apart or dissociate into ions . ➡Hence it forms ammonium Hydroxide ( NH4OH) this is basic in nature . Hence it turns blue litmus red .

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Answer 2

Explanation:

Dry ammonia gas has no action on litmus paper but a solution of ammonia in water turns

red litmus paper blue. Why is it so?

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